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noun

cervix

the narrow lower end of the uterus, opening into the birth canal

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Three example sentences with cervix, each labelled with its topic.

  • During labor the midwife checks how far the cervix has opened, since the baby cannot pass until it widens fully.

    Medicine

  • Biologists studying mammals noted that the cervix stays tightly closed through pregnancy, then softens in the days before birth.

    Science

  • Leonardo's anatomical sketches of the womb show the cervix at its base, drawn from dissection rather than from the older textbooks.

    Art

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